The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-14

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in-law Of Dr. Jackson, Chief surgeon
OF the. Wabash railway. Twenty: two
masked men appeared at the jail and
demanded the keys. This demand was re.
fused and the mob broke down the largo
iron door and in fifteen minutes had Chris.
tianson in their possession. He was taken
to the bridge crossing the Wabash river.
whore no was twice strung up, the first
time without the desired result: but the
second time his life was extinguished, the
man dying at 12:45. The lynching was
witnessed by about 900 people.
Merchants OF Walla Walla, WASH, com.
the freight per 100 pounds on cotton piece
goods from Chicago to Walla Walla is
$40, while to Portland, Or, $50 miles
further, it is only $1.2O per 100 pounds.
Richard Cronan, while attempting to
swim across the Niagara river, starting
from the "Maid Of tho Mist" landing was
caught in the current and carried down
through the whirlpool rapids. Cronan
came over the falls from Boston q week
| ago.
For the Fourth OF July celebration Port
land. Oregon performed an unprecedented
feat in the way OF fireworks. It was the H.
Elimination OF the summit OF Mount Hood,
the tallest snow-covered peak in Oregon.
IL, 100 feet high.
Private Thomas N. Bateman, of the
Second United States cavalry, shot and
killed First Sergeant Samuel NJ. Sopher,
OF the same troop at the Preside barraks,
San Francisco. The sergeant had repri-
manded Batmane for being Intoxicated.
AT Glendale, Mont, a brewery was burn
ed and also Peter Schawer, the proprietor,
who was sleeping on tho second floor, was
burned to death.
At Lewiston, Ill.,, J. r. Logan, city mar
shall, was shot and killed by George Welde
who was Intoxicated. The murder was
without provocation. Threats OF lynch
ing Wclde are made.
The following pensions have been grant
ca Observation-Disclosures A. s. DEVON,
Waupaca; original, R. A. Bailey, Milwaukee,;
J. Thatcher, Baraboo; w. Struthers Har.
mony; s: Ramsey, Reedsburg 7. Ii ntou,
J: Malloy, Mitchell: A. Cooley, Heart
Brains; J. Timms, La Crosse; j.. Cranie,
Chippewa Falls; J. J. Enhilder, Neillsville:
J. Fcight, Hillsboro; c. w. Briggs, Grand
Rapids; J. Williams, Alton. Dakota-W.
II. Gates, Deadwood; NJ. Kane, Jr., Dan.
forth; A: Small, Fargo; J. w. Todd, Mime.
sela: Minnesota-Mother Il. p. Carpenter,
Sank Rapids; original, W. Martin, Lake
City; J: Mahoney, Bloomington; E. Nc.
Key. St. Peter; }. 4. Bersgrcn, Red Wing;
J: Graham, Mankato; T. Magill, New York
Mills; j. Gray, Frazee City; w. Dean.
Hutchinson; ]. Smith, Kilkenny; w, r.
Tubbs, stewartvilo; c. stenger, Mortified.
Z: L. Harper, Of the Fidelity National
bank at Cincinnati, now in Jail awaiting
trial, says: He had no idea OF any disas.
| ter to the bank, and that he bought stock
! the day before the closing and only two
days before put $50, 900 in deposit. II the
bank examiner had not come there would
have been no trouble. He did not operate
in secret, and all tho directors were respon.
| sible.
| Lieut.. Wilcox, convicted OF duplicating
his pay accounts and sentenced to two
years IN the state prison, was carried to
saltwater Mimi. under q guard Of colored
soldiers.
| Some days ago the Manitoba aud North
ern Pacific railroad companies were repro.
| sented before the railroad commissioners
| by Attorney Clough in the matter OF the
| proposed reduction Of the passenger tariff
| Of those two roads to three cents per mile.
Dir. Clough presented only part ofhis testi-
required to make the reduction, and the
| hearing in the case will be completed July
| II.
George Trent, alias frank Vance, alias
Gearge Smith, alias r. N. Conehay, went
to Chicago. He was a good-looking blonde
twenty. seven years old. His last cogno.
! men was Con ebay, and under it, being an
expert operator. he obtained situation
here with the Western Union Telegraph
company. He was arrested by tho Pinkor.
ton Detective agency and taken to St.
Paul. His offences are forgery, stealing,
general confidence frauds, &c.
A Washington special says that the Ben.
son, Mimi, land officers, in answer to Com
| missioner Sparks, who demanded III expla.
nation OF tho charge that they had illegal.
| ~ allowed filings on indemnity lands, state
that the charge was absolutely without
foundation; that application to enter such
| lands had been made, but the land officers
would not receive them because they were
| railroad lands.
! The business for the Fargo land office
Tor the quarter ending July l is as follows:
Cash sales OF acres, 9,349; fees, SIG, SIS.
Homestead entries, number, 16S; acres,
| rs, TAI; fees, 81, 625; commissions, 81, $50;
| $9,23l. Timber entries, 152; acres, 23,.
77C; fees. 81 500; commission, $611. Tim.
Der proofs, 8; acres 06O; commission, 1924.
! Soldiers statements, Z; ices, $l6O; com.
mission, 81. Total receipts, $22.o74.51.
At Galesburg, ILL.,, tho jury in the Jim
McCarroll case returned verdict OF guilty
and fixed the punishment at twelve years
in the penitcntiary. McCarroll is tho last
OF the celebrated Farmers & Mechanics
bank robbers to be punished.
Secretary Tairchild dismisses from the
service the head of a treasury division,
| Oscar J. Harry who was arrested for de-
fraudiny the government by means Of
bogus claims. He confessed his guilt.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the only surviv.
Ing child of Horace Greeley, lives on her
fathers Chappaqua farm with two lady
| friends.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland will
visit Utica shortly.
Michigan expects wheat yield OF S21,.
600, 600 bushels.
Ferdinand Geldowski, furniture manufac.
turer, East Cambridge, has prepared O.
statement; liabilities, $10s, 600; assets,
$4,000.
General Master Workman Powderly in
the Journal OF United Labor says: 1.-THE
moment the grain or produce gambler
stacks the cards, and announces that there
| is a scarcity in q certain article of food,
and the prices so up in consequence, every
| member should resolve that until tho I'M.
ha)lowed hand OF the speculator has been
removed from the control of tho article in
| question, not a pound nor an ounce more
than can be avoided, will DO purchased.
Had the power vested in me to make the
! order imperative, would order an eter-
nal boycott on every grain and stock gamb.
Ter In the United States and Canada
Queen Victoria will visit Lord Salisbury
| at Hatfield house In Herfordshire on the
| 18th inst.
| Father Francis Dent OF Little Valley, N.
T.. has been placed in the penitentiary to
serve seven months for criminal libel. He
issued q circular charging Father Ham.
nell, another priest, with wronging and
numbering ono Maggie Bauer.
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